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Q1221

What did Suresh Raina become only the fourth person to do today? Ovshake (talk) 15:44, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

Score a test debut century in presence of SRT :) ?? The others being Amre,Ganguly,Sehwag Sumant81 (talk) 17:19, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

Awesome. :D What do you mean by "in presence", though? Being in the same team? Because Dravid was at the other end for Ganguly, and More for Amre, if I remember correctly. And no, it isn't what I had meant. Ovshake (talk) 18:29, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

Hint 1: The second and the third instances were achieved earlier this year, and the first one in 2007. Ovshake (talk) 18:27, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

Century in all forms of International cricket, i.e. Test, ODI and T20. Boonee

Precisely. Your turn, Boonee. Ovshake (talk) 06:42, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

Q1222

Name the man who converted his first six Test Fifties into Centuries. Boonee

I was thinking of Neil Harvey, but he had a 56* after his fourth. Ovshake (talk) 06:12, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

Not even Everton Weekes, whose five hundreds were followed by a 90 run out. Ovshake (talk) 06:18, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

But it holds for George Headley. Ovshake (talk) 06:25, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

Correct, George Headley it is. Boonee

Q1223

Which cricketer has won the man-of-the match award in 75% of the ODIs his team has lost? Ovshake (talk) 21:56, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

The South Australian Dutch Player Tom Cooper Sumant81 (talk) 03:53, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

Correct. Over to you. He has done it thrice in four defeats. Ovshake (talk) 05:59, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

Hmm - I think I misinterpreted the question, but haven't the Netherlands lost 30 matches? That threw me off track somewhat. Looking at it now, I see you meant his team, as in the team when he was on the field, not his team - the team was representing. So they have lost 4 times in his 7 matches, not his country's 55 matches (30 defeats). No wonder I couldn't find it - the closest teams I could find were the Asian/African composite XIs who lost 4 times in total (usually to the Australians).—User:MDCollins (talk) 21:27, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

Sumant, will you? Ovshake (talk) 13:13, 4 August 2010 (UTC)

sorry been delayed by too much work Sumant81 (talk) 18:36, 4 August 2010 (UTC)

Q1224

Who ends of this ordered list as of today James Southerton,Fred Grace,George Coulthard,Fred Morley....____ ?Sumant81 (talk) 18:36, 4 August 2010 (UTC)

Eric Tindill? The others being the first, second, third and fourth Test players to die? AllylViolinPudding (talk) 22:14, 4 August 2010 (UTC)

That is correct,A rather macabre list for a change,order of deaths of test cricketers. Sumant81 (talk) 03:13, 5 August 2010 (UTC)

Q1225

Which Test occurrence has taken place over 30 times, and last occurred in two consecutive games in 1984? It should have happened in this game as well, but didn't [1]. AllylViolinPudding (talk) 14:37, 5 August 2010 (UTC)

A test match ending before the rest day? Since rest days were dispensed with a while ago, the 2001 test seems to indicate an exception and possible the reason for this question... VasuVR (talk, contribs) 15:47, 5 August 2010 (UTC)

The fact that there was a rest day in that match (the most recent Test match to have one) is only tangentially related to the answer. While Zimbabwe circa 2001 weren't a great Test team, it would have been a bit cruel of me to suggest that Sri Lanka "should have" beaten them before the rest day! AllylViolinPudding (talk) 09:16, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

In fact, one of the two matches in 1984, when this event last happened, didn't have a rest day. This is the next most recent match where the event should have happened but didn't: [2]. AllylViolinPudding (talk) 09:28, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

Play on New Year's Day?—User:MDCollins (talk) 09:32, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

This was the last match where play took place on January 1st: [3]. However, you are very, very close to the right answer. AllylViolinPudding (talk) 10:11, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

Basically a test match happening on NewYears Eve and NewYears or across 2 calendar years ? Sumant81 (talk) 10:19, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

Yes; Test matches spread across two years is what I was looking for. I'll give it to Sumant, although I acknowledge that MDCollins came very near to the answer. AllylViolinPudding (talk) 10:40, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

I thought about doing this question while looking up the players who played alongside Tendulkar on his Test debut, and seeing that Mohammad Azharuddin made his debut in a Test starting on the 31st December 1984. Tendulkar has not only outlasted every player who played with him on debut (not that surprising, since he was only 16 at the time), but he has outlasted even the most recent retiree (Azharuddin) by over ten years! AllylViolinPudding (talk) 10:55, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

Well done Sumant - didn't get back on to check after I had a pop, so good steal!!—User:MDCollins (talk) 22:57, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

can someone take over..Sumant81 (talk) 05:36, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

Q1226

I may as well jump in here then... What is the connection between the cricketing equivalent of Lord Lucan and a Test cricketer who may also be dead (maybe not) with a batting average of exactly 10.00?—User:MDCollins (talk) 15:47, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

Richard Bingham, the 7th of Lord of Lucan did vanish mysteriously, and his death hasn't been confirmed as of now, hence the title is still assigned to him. Ralph Legall is the cricketer you mean, and his death hasn't been confirmed yet either. Is that what you mean? I'm confused, since you've mentioned all of it in the question itself barring the cricketer's name. That really cannot be the answer. :D Ovshake (talk) 16:54, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

You're 1/3 of the way there (player 2). Not looking for Bingham/Lucan per se, but "the cricketing equivalent", i.e. a <clue>Test</clue> cricketer who may also have done a disappearing act. You have the got second Test cricketer (averaging 10.00) - they are linked by another connection (i.e. apart from obvious are they alive/missing/disappeared/dead point?).—User:MDCollins (talk) 19:36, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

I'm still confused, but are you talking about Cotar Ramaswami, who also left home mysteriously in 1985 and is presumed dead? He and Legall have both represented their countries in test cricket and Davis Cup tennis (Legall had represented Trinidad) - is that what you're after? Ovshake (talk) 19:41, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

There you go - it was actually the Davis Cup connection I was thinking about - as far as I know they are the only 2 players to play Test cricket/Davis Cup. The fact that they are both missing/died in unexplained circumstances was merely an interesting co-incidence.—User:MDCollins (talk) 20:50, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

Oh, did you not hear about the Abductors of Representatives in Both Test Cricket and Davis Cup Tennis (ARBTCDCT)? Ovshake (talk) 06:33, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

Q1227

Okay, here's an XI of test matches. Find the link. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. Ovshake (talk) 06:31, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

Hint 1: A closer look at the duplicates might give it away. Ovshake (talk) 09:20, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

Hint 2: These are most recent matches where *something* has happened. Ovshake (talk) 12:59, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

The numbers of the Test match correspond to some event occurring at that batting position in the match, do they? AllylViolinPudding (talk) 14:45, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

Actually, hold on, I think I have it: in match 1, both teams used a different No.1 batsman in each innings; in match 2, both teams used different batsmen at No.2 in each innings, and so on. It appears to be the case in each of the XI matches. So is it the last match where four players played at each batting position in a single Test match? AllylViolinPudding (talk) 14:53, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

Absolutely. The nth test on the list is the most recent occasion that had four men batting at the nth position in the match. It's all yours, with your musical and gastronomic H₂C=CH-CH₂ appendages. Ovshake (talk) 15:30, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

Q1228

This is a list of twelve Test players, who correspond (as grouped) to an immediately recognisable top ten of Test players. In order: Monty Panesar, Mark Greatbatch, Glenn McGrath, Brian McMillan, Ravi Shastri, Winston Davis, John Dyson and Wasim Bari, Adam Gilchrist and Brett Lee, Heath Streak, Inzamam-ul-Haq. Despite the number of tail-enders on this list, they are each on this list due to their batting performances... AllylViolinPudding (talk) 16:11, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

Hint 1: When I say 'batting performances', it's not due to the number of runs they scored, or their batting averages. AllylViolinPudding (talk) 09:48, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Hint 2: Instead, it's a question of survival. AllylViolinPudding (talk) 12:45, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Is it successful last wicket partnerships? Monty saved Cardiff etc. Bit befuddled by Dyson's combination with Wasim Bari, mind. WillE (talk) 21:53, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Dyson and Wasim Bari did not combine with each other; I may not have been very clear above! Each player holds a survival record which matches up to a player in a very recognisable top ten. Where there are two people listed (Dyson and Bari, Gilchrist and Lee), they share the record numerically equally. If I told you what the corresponding top ten was, I think it might make it trivially easy. But if people struggle overnight, I'll say which top ten list it is in a few hours. AllylViolinPudding (talk) 23:36, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Oh, also, it's not connected to partnerships, or the last wicket to fall. AllylViolinPudding (talk) 23:36, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Hint 3: The names correspond to the top ten wicket takers in Test cricket. So...

1. Muttiah Muralitharan - Monty Panesar

2. Shane Warne - Mark Greatbatch

3. Anil Kumble - Glenn McGrath

4. Glenn McGrath - Brian McMillan

5. Courtney Walsh - Ravi Shastri

6. Kapil Dev - Winston Davis

7. Richard Hadlee - John Dyson and Wasim Bari

8. Shaun Pollock - Adam Gilchrist and Brett Lee

9. Wasim Akram - Heath Streak

10. Curtly Ambrose - Inzamam-ul-Haq

Find out how these pairs relate to each other. AllylViolinPudding (talk) 09:30, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

Top 10 wicket takers in Test cricket - batsman who "survived" batting against them the most times.—User:MDCollins (talk) 09:41, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

Yep, that's it. Monty's resistance against Muralitharan came up in one of the many statistical analyses of Murali's career [4], and piqued my interest about the corresponding batsman for other great bowlers. Go ahead, MD. AllylViolinPudding (talk) 10:38, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

Q1229

Thanks. What do these numbers represent:

7/55; 7/40; 6/53; 5/50; 7/87; 6/66; 5/36; 3/120. —User:MDCollins (talk) 21:30, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

Proper fractions. :D Ovshake (talk) 00:32, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

Look like bowling figures to me. Harrias ^talk 06:32, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

Yes, whose/which/what bowling figures? The next in the series will occur in 31 Tests time.—User:MDCollins (talk) 09:57, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

The best bowling the in the 1st, 250th, 500th, 750th, 1000th, 1250th, 1500th and 1750th match? How did you locate the scorecards? Abeer.ag (talk) 11:36, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

Well done Abeer. Go to cricketarchive, scorecard oracle, match id = "t<testnumber>" (eg t1, t250, t500 etc.). For other formats o=odi, itt=IT20, f=fc, a=list a, tt=T20 etc...

Over to you.—User:MDCollins (talk) 12:00, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

Q1230

At a posh club in London, an argument took place between this bowler and Neville Cardus, with Cardus claiming that he could 'read' him. Someone procured a tennis ball, and the disputants, wearing dinner jackets, with a bunch of fans following went to the nearby Piccadilly Circus. At the roundabout, the bowler bowled while Cardus kept. The ball was tossed up, and Cardus moved over to the off. However, the ball spun the other way, and Cardus was left stranded as the ball went away, down in the direction of Leicester Square. Who is the bowler in this story? Abeer.ag (talk) 17:56, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

Bosie? WillE (talk) 21:00, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

Arthur Mailey? I vaguely recall reading this in Ten for 66 and All That, but have forgotten whether it was Cardus. Ovshake (talk) 21:18, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

Ovshake has it! It is Arthur Mailey. Abeer.ag (talk) 05:43, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

Q1231

Died uniquely twice the golden way, both on the same day, and met with a golden demise in the end. Who? Ovshake (talk) 17:06, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

It looks like Chris Mpofu who was out st †McCullum b Vettori twice in one afternoon (both for a pair, seventh ball); followed up with running himself out trying to congratulate his partner's half-century in the next Test. Not quite sure about the golden demise but he hasn't played a Test since...—User:MDCollins (talk) 22:08, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

No, the golden bit is important. For a start, try to think when the term golden is used in cricket. You are on the right track, though. Ovshake (talk) 01:04, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

Hint 1: As you've mentioned, Mpofu had fallen twice, identially, on the same day. But who had fallen twice on the same day, the golden way? And what is unique about the twin dismissals of the person in question? If you know what golden stands for here in the first sentence of the question you should be able to crack this. Ovshake (talk) 04:08, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

Ok, haven't got long to look now, so somebody will probably steal this, but Michael Norman fell to a golden duck twice in one day against Glamorgan in 1964?—User:MDCollins (talk) 22:08, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

You haven't signed in, whoever you are.It was me!—User:MDCollins (talk) No, it isn't him, but you're correct in assuming that it's about two golden ducks on the same day. Whose two golden ducks on the same day are unique? These relate to test cricket as well. Ovshake (talk) 13:45, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

So, someone who has a pair in test cricket, and perhaps was someone's 500th victim in his last game? WillE (talk) 14:41, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

The pair itself is a very relevant one. Big hint: What are golden ducks usually a part of (I have mentioned "usually", mind you)? Ovshake (talk) 16:27, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

Tommy Ward. The last victim of both of Jimmy Matthews two hat tricks and died in a goldmine explosion WillE (talk) 17:15, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

Correct. Take it from here, WillE. Ovshake (talk) 17:18, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

Nice question. WillE (talk) 17:52, 16 August 2010 (UTC)::

Well found.—User:MDCollins (talk) 22:08, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

Q1232

Who took ten other players on a first class train ride to oblivion? WillE (talk) 17:51, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

Fazal Matin, who captained Dera Ismail Khan to a record loss to Railways in Dera's only first class match? --Roisterer (talk) 03:05, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Brilliant. Over to you. WillE (talk) 10:08, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Very well-framed question, that. :) Ovshake (talk) 16:21, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Q1233

Writing in his autobiography (which I don't have in front of me so quotes won't be exact), a former cricketer recalled the time he was talking to a former Test cricketer when Clive Lloyd appeared on the television. The author pointed to Lloyd and said to the Test cricketer "That's the man who ended your Test career." The Test cricketer looked at the rum he was drinking and said "no, this is what ended my career." If you could name the Test cricketer and the author, that would be great. And if you know the author you might as well tell us the name of the book. --Roisterer (talk) 12:56, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Keith Boyce? Don't know the rest, though. WillE (talk) 14:03, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

One of Raphick Jumadeen, Albert Padmore and Imtiaz Ali, whose careers virtually ended by Lloyd's decision to go for a four-prong pace attack after this test? I doubt whether any one of them would have an autobiography, though. Ovshake (talk) 14:07, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Richard Austin ? Sumant81 (talk) 15:23, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Addictions somehow always remind me of David Murray. Ovshake (talk) 16:22, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

None of the above, unfortunately. The Test cricketer in question is now sadly deceased. --Roisterer (talk) 23:21, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Malcolm Marshall in Marshall Arts?—User:MDCollins (talk) 00:13, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Roy Fredericks?? Ovshake (talk) 02:02, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Or was it Sylvester Clarke? Ovshake (talk) 02:05, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Sylvester Clarke will do. In his book A lot of Hard Yakka, Simon Hughes relates the above story about Clarke. Clarke was always one of my favourite West Indians. --Roisterer (talk) 14:03, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Funny, I couldn't recall the incident, even though I've read the book twice. Ovshake (talk) 15:47, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Q1234

Connect Alvin Kallicharran, Saqlain Mushtaq and Jimmy Adams. Ovshake (talk) 15:47, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Hint 1: It's a batting "record" of sorts. Ovshake (talk) 19:47, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

One would think this would have gone down earlier. Anyway, hint 2: when you think of a batting feat by Saqlain, what comes to your mind first? Ovshake (talk) 23:29, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

This is easier than what you think. Anyway, hint 3: Saqlain's feat relates to this match. Ovshake (talk) 12:58, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Hint 4: Adams' feat came in this match. That, and, oh, hello everyone! Ovshake (talk) 16:45, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Has it got something to do with batting slowly? In that game Adams batted for 407 minutes (over a day) to score only 94. Saqlain batted for 426 mins in this match and only score 79 and Kallicharran batted for 360 mins (exactly a day) in this match for 97. So they all batted for over (or exactly) a day without scoring a hundred? KingStrato (talk) 20:40, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Alternatively in the same matches they all failed to get a hundred in a 300 partnership as their partner scored a double hundred. KingStrato (talk) 20:43, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Yes, that's it, not scoring a hundred despite being a part of a 300-run partnership. It's all yours now, KingStrato. Ovshake (talk) 21:36, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Q1235

The test ultimate could be considered to be 2964 while the ODI equivalent of 1516 is unlikely to be acheived. What is it? KingStrato (talk) 16:24, 21 August 2010 (UTC)

Sum of highest scores at each batting position? But why is 1,516 unlikely to be achieved? Ovshake (talk) 17:28, 21 August 2010 (UTC)

364 (Len Hutton) + 380 (Matthew Hayden) + 400 (Brian Lara) + 374 (Mahela Jayawardene) + 304 (Don Bradman) + 250 (Doug Walters) + 270 (Don Bradman) + 257 (Wasim Akram) + 173 (Ian Smith) + 117 (Walter Read) + 75 (Zaheer Khan) = 2,964.

194 (Saeed Anwar) + 200 (Sachin Tendulkar) + 194 (Charles Coventry) + 189 (Viv Richards) + 156 (Andrew Symonds) + 175 (Kapil Dev) + 139 (M S Dhoni) + 84 (Thomas Odoyo) + 69 (Jai Yadav) + 73 (Mohammad Amir) + 43 (Shoaib Akhtar) = 1,516.

But why unlikely to be achieved? Ovshake (talk) 17:37, 21 August 2010 (UTC)

I suppose it's unlikely because if these are the ultimate Test and ODI innings totals, the ODI case would be impossible as the total number of balls faced by all 11 players combined would exceed 300. A Test team could more easily score 2964 runs in an innings, if they decided to play unrelentingly for five days without declaring (and the opposition allowed Bradman to bat twice in the line-up!). AllylViolinPudding (talk) 23:21, 21 August 2010 (UTC)

Yes, the ODI score is possible (without reverting to no balls etc, but it would involve a boundary every ball (approx 150 x 4s, 150 x 6s), so very unlikely!—User:MDCollins (talk) 00:57, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

Very nice answer Ovshake ,tough one to spot Sumant81 (talk) 02:42, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

Not that tough if he spotted it in about an hour. Yes, it's quite right, the accumulated top scores associated with each batting position. The test score would require the team to go along at 6.5ish an over for 5 days. The ODI score would require them to score at 30.32 per over for the 50 overs. Possible but unlikely. Of course some of the scores may have been chalked up in a 60 over game and then the rate would drop to a shade over 25 - so much more realistic. KingStrato (talk) 07:06, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

Q1236

What have Adam Gilchrist, Graham Thorpe, Irfan Pathan and Brendan Nash achieved, uniquely till date? Ovshake (talk) 17:01, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

Hint 1: It's a batting record. Ovshake (talk) 20:23, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

Hint 2: It's easier than you think, as always: try visualising them bat - what's common (I mean, the more general aspect - not the one in the question)? Ovshake (talk) 01:19, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Left Handed Batsman who scored their maiden century batting at #7 or below (Irfan is the only one at #8) .However this does not seem unique...Will need to find something more common Sumant81 (talk) 07:37, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Left handed batsman, yes. Century, yes. Not very high up the order shall be my hint 3. Look at their 100s - what's common to the scorecards (I know Nash and Pathan have one apiece, and the others multiple ones, but one hundred of each of Gilchrist and Thorpe are in contention here)? Ovshake (talk) 13:14, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Third hundred in the innings, all by left handers? WillE (talk) 17:03, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

That would be it. Take over, WillE. Ovshake (talk) 17:16, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Nash has two, doesn't he? WillE (talk) 16:55, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

He does. His Wikipage isn't updated - the automation isn't working. F1 TO ALL THE TECHIES HERE!! Ovshake (talk) 23:52, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Q1237

Why do 619 and 685 represent a more meaningful comparison? Warning - old traditionalist bias is partly to blame for this question...WillE (talk) 21:43, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Hmm. A question as to the worth of Johnny Briggs' 8-15 and Alan Jones' non test appearance might be considered parallel. WillE (talk) 16:54, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Something to do with Tests that are no longer Tests?—User:MDCollins (talk) 22:18, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

I wish I could even get started on this. :( Ovshake (talk) 23:42, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Unusual for you to get stumped? I'll admit I don't really understand the question - "more meaningful" - as opposed to what?! More musings, 619 has been scored in an innings 3 times in Tests, but 685 hasn't at all. Well not if you use statsguru - which wouldn't included Tests that are no longer, so don't know if that is right. Couldn't find 8-15 anywhere, unless it is match figures, but even then it wasn't obvious.—User:MDCollins (talk) 08:09, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

Muttiah Muralitharan = 800 -89-5-87 = 619 ( All-Bangladesh,For ICC,Zim) Shane Warne = 708 -11 - 6 -6 =685 (All -Bangladesh,ICC World XI,Zim) Sumant81 (talk) 08:32, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

Agh! My bad. That should have read 8-11 not 8-15. But Sumant has gotten it anyway! I still say two things. (1) Alan Jones certainly deserves a test cap if Murali has 800 test wickets. (2) Sanity will eventually prevail and the ICC World XI vs Australia match will be downgraded to first class, and Alan Jones will still be the unluckiest man never to have played test cricket. Then the Bearded Wonder might stop spinning in his grave. Harrumph!! WillE (talk) 11:17, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

Sumant, where art thou? Shall someone invoke Rule 3? Ovshake (talk) 13:41, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Q1238

The official tour scorecards of India's 1932 tour of England apparently listed the captain as HH Porbandar? Why HH,when infact the person's original name was Natwarsinhji Bhavsinhji? Sumant81 (talk) 17:11, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

His Highness? Ovshake (talk) 20:19, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

As simple as that,He was after all the Maharajah Of Porbandar Sumant81 (talk) 04:25, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Q1239

What did not happen for England between tests 1 and 2? Ovshake (talk) 12:51, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Hint 1: It ain't much - it's just about a couple of players who rose to the occasion in each case. Ovshake (talk) 18:25, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

For some reason I thought WillE would crack it with that clue. :D Ovshake (talk) 22:27, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Having seen the answer, I resent that remark. My puns are MUCH worse than that! 'Banking on a world of knowledge', for a start...WillE (talk) 17:41, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

A Yorkshireman didn't score a Test century for England?—User:MDCollins (talk) 22:39, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Come on, THAT rare? :O Ovshake (talk) 22:40, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Hint 2 : For the first match, look at The Son combine with all three classes - first, second and third. Ovshake (talk) 00:38, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Hint 3: For the second match, the two players concerned did go on to play Ashes 2005. Ovshake (talk) 11:39, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

A Lancashire/Yorkshire new ball partnership? KingStrato (talk) 15:45, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Absolutely. I thought this would've been a sitter. Anyway, over to Q1240 from The Strategic Monarch. Ovshake (talk) 15:50, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Q1240

Why was 1921 a record year? KingStrato (talk) 16:04, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

A thought has occurred - there may be many reasons why 1921 is a record year so I'll say that the record is 12 and 1896 is joint second with 10. KingStrato (talk) 17:16, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Hint 1: Common sense would suggest that recent years would be more likely to be at the top of the list and 2009 and 2010 are both also on 10 – alongside 1892 and 1896. However I expect 2009 and 2010 to drop in future years and no other year since 1948 has more than 8. Another hint after work if nobody looks like getting it from this. KingStrato (talk) 06:11, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Something about number of tests played by one team in a year? Otherwise, pass.... WillE (talk) 11:21, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

One Test wonders? Players who made their Test debuts in that year but then played only one match. Johnlp (talk) 11:48, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

That's exactly it; one test wonders. In 1921 12 men made their test debut and their international career was over 5 days later. 10 in 1892, 1896, 2009 and 2010. 9 in 1935 and 8 in 1889, 1899, 1930, 1946 and 1948. I didn't record the figures for the other years. I started out looking to see if selection policies have changed over the years. I don't think they have changed that much. Over to Johnlp. KingStrato (talk) 12:10, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Amazing. Even England's "17th choice seamer" got three tests! WillE (talk) 12:20, 1 September 2010 (UTC)